alfasudsprint
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 03:07 PM |
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Number 7
has anyone put a 7 on the front grille? If so, was it in wire or painted? Any ideas where to find a correctly shaped 7 from the original Lotus?
B$%¨&&*s to cat...its a Lotus 7 replica and I dont care!
Tim
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timf
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 03:49 PM |
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print this and scale up
 
seven badge
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alfasudsprint
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 04:32 PM |
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thanks!
I am considering cutting from sheet ali with a jigsaw! lots of work I know...
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ned
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 04:48 PM |
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you can buy one new from caterham for around £30-35 if you want the non-locost route..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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redeye
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 04:51 PM |
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seven grill
got mine from official caterham site
fits the mk nosecone fine
although it is an old style nose cone
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ned
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 04:53 PM |
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http://www.caterham.co.uk/onlinestores/index.htm click parts store, click accessories..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 04:59 PM |
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ill tell you what im going to do with my grille.................
get some aluminium honeycomb mesh, and cut a stencil out of card with the required logo, and spray black paint through the stencil - will get a
similar look to tennis rackets.....
worth a shot?
Tom
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Shogun969
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 06:32 PM |
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7 Badge
I made a template of the inside of the nosecone and had a grill made up to the template and had stainless 7R mounted on cross bars then put black
mesh behind it. After the SVA of course
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carnut
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| posted on 9/3/05 at 07:46 PM |
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I'd rather not put a 7 in the nose as its like pretending ive got something I havn't. I'd much rather show the would I had an MK
than pretent I have a Lotus/Caterham.
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Stu16v
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| posted on 10/3/05 at 08:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carnut
I'd rather not put a 7 in the nose as its like pretending ive got something I havn't. I'd much rather show the would I had an MK
than pretent I have a Lotus/Caterham.
Absolutely. Why not be proud of the car you have built/made, with it's own identity?
[rant]
It does annoy me when this vehicle type/genre is refered to as 'LSIS' (Lotus Seven Inspired Sportscar) or similar. In the early days this
might of been so, but nowadays most kits are far removed from anything Caterham/Lotus. Folk shoving Lotus/Caterham/7 stickers, badges and emblems all
over their sportscar only serves to keep these thoughts alive, and have our own cars refered to as 'replicas' and 'copies'.
Sorry, but most kits and indeed home made cars deserve far more recognition than that. I'm proud my car isn't a Caterham/Lotus.
Besides, those that *know* would know straight away that it ain't a Caterham/Lotus - so why not put the saved time/effort/money into something
else on the car?
Those that don't know will ask you if it's a Morgan...
Each to their own and all that of course - just my feelings and observations...
[/rant]
[Edited on 10/3/05 by Stu16v]
Dont just build it.....make it!
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